Alan... yes absolutely you're right... don't know what i was thinking...

-e

Eric,

Both Yokohama area and Saitama ken are happy hunting grounds for parts, aren't they?

All you need is time and money, eh? ( especially money......... ) :knockedou

Alan T.

ESPECIALLY money indeed....

150000yen hand crafted equal length stainless headers

150000~200000yen gorgeous coilovers

amazingly detailed & well moulded inside & out replacement CFRP doors & hatches at about 50000yen a piece

etc ...

...

The wishlist of amazing parts from Japan is a long long one...

Seeing how the budget's going it's going to take YEARS to amass all of that...

hahaha

But that's the fun part isn't it?

-e

Eric,

Both Yokohama area and Saitama ken are happy hunting grounds for parts, aren't they?

All you need is time and money, eh? ( especially money......... )

Alan T.

Alan,

Most of the Kanto area - Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagagwa are good hunting grounds for parts, parts shops, and tuning shops. Sometimes, at seemingly bargain prices! But they tell me that the cars are best found in the southern (Kagoshima, Osaka) and northern (Aomori, Misawa) areas. I guess in the countryside you have the space to keep an old car storaged in an enclosed garage.

here are the links to the 15" watanabe RS and 16" watanabe measurements i recieved

http://www.project240k.com/wat15.jpg

http://www.project240k.com/wat16x8.jpg

btw.. does anybody here happen to know how Holden Commodore VT, VU, VZ etc. handrake cables work? i am looking at using the rear calipers, but the pics i have found don't seem to have any provisions for a handbrake cable.

Commodores (VN onwards i think) have like a seperate drum brake inside the disk hub part that is used soley for the handbrake, none of this stupid caliper business! EA or so Falcons and early 90s Hondas handbrake's were activated via the caliper.

interesting, anyone heard of doing it this way on a conversion on a datsun (maybe 1600 with 240k arms?)? when i spoke to SWR about doing the rear conversion for me, they indicated it was a VT commodore rear setup (to suite my GTT fronts), i found that on ebay i can get the disk, caliper and pad set for $150, so i am thinking i might have a go myself, just not sure about the handbrake setup.. i guess that means i need a backing plate too?

it all looks to hard, i can't imagine the extra thickness for the "banksia brake" will fit

going back to looking at getting R34 rear calipers to suit my R34 fronts.. and trying to design custom brackets

here are the links to the 15" watanabe RS and 16" watanabe measurements i recieved

http://www.project240k.com/wat15.jpg

http://www.project240k.com/wat16x8.jpg

btw.. does anybody here happen to know how Holden Commodore VT, VU, VZ etc. handrake cables work? i am looking at using the rear calipers, but the pics i have found don't seem to have any provisions for a handbrake cable.

Hi Kent,

Do you still have these pictures some where, your links are broken

Nigel

Hi Nigel,

those links will be working again now

Kent

you have prob seen this kit but i will post it anyway http://page21.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j127313414